Testudo horsfieldii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES TESTUDINIDAE

Scientific Name: Testudo horsfieldii
Species Authority: Gray, 1844
Common Name/s:
English – Afghan Tortoise, Central Asian Tortoise, Four-toed Tortoise, Horsfield's Tortoise, Steppe Tortoise
French – Tortue Des Steppes, Tortue d'Horsfield
Spanish – Tortuga Terrestre Afgana

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable   A2d   ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
Reviewer/s:

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Afghanistan; Armenia; Azerbaijan; China; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Pakistan; Russian Federation; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is listed on CITES Appendix II.

Bibliography [top]

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland.
Citation: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Testudo horsfieldii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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